2 Chronicles 15:1-3

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

15 The spirit of God came upon Azariah son of Oded. ² He went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: The Lord is with you, while you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you abandon him, he will abandon you. ³ For a long time Israel was without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law;